Harry Flashman
Photography: Polarizers – circular and linear
I have often mentioned filters in this column, and there are many which can produce some spectacular images. However, many of them can also...
Photography: You want to be a war zone photographer?
One of the extreme forms of photojournalism is war zone photography, and one of the extreme exponents of war photography was a Hungarian Andre...
It’s not color – it’s dark composition
Very recently I made ‘color’ the subject of this column. Of course, it was only when I went to choose the photo to go...
Good points and bad points with smartphones
Just as digital cameras changed the photographic world, so did smartphones 20 years later. In fact, smartphones have all but killed the low end...
Photography: True Colors
What you have to remember is that your vision gives you colors made up of pigment and reflections. To get “true” colors you have...
Where did we put the instruction manual?
Taking photographs is so easy these days that you don’t need an instruction manual any more. That is correct for 95 percent of the...
Photography: Advertising photography
Sooner or later anyone with a known interest in photography will be asked to photograph something for a brochure or similar. This is a...
Be there in a flash
In the early days of photography, the photographers of the day soon worked out they needed more light. Exposure times of several minutes led...
Photography: Looking at the neighborhood
One of the local expat photographers takes amazing photographs of plant and animal life, and all in his own garden!
There is also the current...
Photography: 45 Days!
The junior photographer in the family has a Casio camera, purchased new five months ago. It suits her and the ability to rotate the...
Latest Stories
Everyone passes the buck on paying for emergency medical treatment in Thailand
The unfortunate British tourist Pamela Gatehouse is facing medical and repatriation costs of around 80,000 pounds (3 million baht) and much more if a...
Heavy rainfall hits Pattaya at night, flooding busy residential roads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya experienced heavy rainfall, leading to localized flooding in several areas at 9 PM on February 22. Residents in Soi Khao...
Theft on Hotel Way Out – Woman arrested for stealing ATM card from British...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police officials arrested 54-year-old Nang Kham Pakham at a restaurant near the entrance of Jomtien Soi 4, who was found to...
Police raid ‘Gang 38’ hideout in Pattaya, seize weapons after brawl and explosion incident
PATTAYA, Thailand – A police operation has led to the arrest of a 16-year-old boy and five other youths, following a violent clash between...
Shocking video captures Thai man chasing foreign tourist with knife in Jomtien, Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A disturbing video has gone viral on social media showing a terrifying encounter in Jomtien, Pattaya, where a Thai man, armed...